Year 11

NUAST follows the OCR GCSE History A Specification (A951/ A952) and our exam topics are Medicine Through Time and Nazi Germany 1918-45.

For detailed information about assessment objectives, the scheme of assessment, examination structure, coursework requirements and study specification, view/download extracts from the specification. The full specification can be found on the OCR website.

Controlled Assessment: 25%- Written piece on Terrorism (done in September of Year 11)

Medicine through time

This is a topic that appears on both GCSE papers in year 11 and looks at how Medicine has developed over time- the key developments and the individual genius's involved, as well as the factors that have caused change.

The first part of this course, on Ancient and Medieval Medicine is studied in year 10

Prehistoric Medicine- Trepanning (drilling holes in the head to release evil spirits) and Shamans

Egyptian Medicine- the first doctors and use of mummification to learn the anatomy

The Ancient Greeks- The Asclepion healing temple, the theory of the four humours and the work of the "father of medicine", Hippocrates

The Romans- early surgery, their public health system and the work of Galen, the famous doctor who was followed for 1500 years.

The Renaissance- Vesalius, Pare and Harvey, the advancement of medical knowledge

Edward Jenner and the discovery of Vaccination

Louis Pasteur and Germ theory

Robert Koch and the development of bacteriology

Paul Ehrlich and the first chemical cure for disease

Alexander Fleming, Howard Florey, Ernst Chain and the development of Penicillin

19th Century Surgery- the problems of pain, infection and bloodloss

James Simpson and the development of anaesthetics

Josepth Lister and the development of anti-septics

Karl Landsteiner and blood groups

Gillies and McIndoe- Plastic surgery

19th century public health and its problems- Chadwick, Snow and the move towards sanitation.

The development of the NHS

Nazi Germany 1918-45

In year 10 and 11 students study their second exam topic: Nazi Germany 1918-45, which appears on paper 1.

Germany under the Kaiser before the World War I

The effects of losing WWI

The treaty of Versailles and its effects

Hitler's early life, joining of the Nazi party and early Nazi policies.

The 1923 crisis- the French invasion of the Ruhr, Hyperinflation and Hitler's Munich Putsch

Hitler's trial and time in prison

Germany's recovery and Golden Age, 1924-29

The 1929 Wall Street Crash and the depression in Germany

Hitler's rise to power- how he became Chancellor in 1923

Hitler's consolidation of power in 1933-4- The Reichstag fire, The Enabling Act and Night of the Long Knives

Features of Nazi Germany

How Hitler controlled Germany- Terror and propaganda, including the Gestapo, courts and camps

Who opposed Hitler

The Holocaust

Women in Nazi Germany

Young people in Nazi Germany

Workers in Nazi Germany

Religion

The Nazi Economy

The effect of WWII on Nazi Germany

The July bomb plot

Nottingham Castle through time

This is our controlled assessment topic which is worth 25% of the course. Students will complete this independently following a number of research lessons and will write their 1500-2000 word piece at the end of year 10 in class. Students have 8 hours across lessons to plan and write.